License-number plate.



V. 6I M. ALTVIAN.

LICENSE NUMBER PLATE.

APPLICATION FILED Nov. 2. IQIQ.

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Speccn'ton of Letters Patent.

Apglicmm led November 2, 193.5,

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mil-'IS G fue x lcngluimsl gul( i111@ enf: WQUS is 1 Channel .5 (ispss momma/ni; fifi im; A se be hereinafter flffzribet. nels are faced by wbb@ sheemg) the oce of cushion o potec *parent plate at the back of JJ farming clement.

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rectly at the back of a stencilplate 17 upon .which the license number and other data are' :v ujranged.v The lplate 17 is constructed of metal and is of a size uniformly agreeing withthat' of the transparent plate 16 so that both thetransparent plate 16 and said stencil plate 17` can be operatively extended into the lguidechannels 4--4 'in a single operation. .The channel 5 has its Walls disposed in the direct path of insertion of the plates 16 and 17 so as toform a stop therefor.

In order that lthe plates 16 and 17 may be securely conned over Athe open sidey of the container, We provide a clamp and retainer 18 Which is inthe form of a metallic plate having an attaching flange 19v in whichv openings 20 are formed to receive threaded studs 21 which extend from the end Wall 22 of the container. The glass plate 16 and the stencil plate 17 normally extend beyond one end of the container and at such end the attaching flange 19'is offset at 23 .and then provided with an extension 24. The

'said portions. 23 and 211 are faced with sheet cushioning material 25 such as rubber similar'to that described as being provided, in 4.--4 and 5. Incident to the fact that theV said plates 16 and 17 extend beyond lone end of the container 1,l it fol .-lovvs, that. the prtion 24. may .be adjusted with relation 'te said plates' andthe latter securelymeunted intolthe mentioned channels Jr-eend 5 aswll be understood. l The studs 21 /are'prvided with winged' nuts 26 wli'ch arevadgustable'against the attaching flange 19 so este dieet the desired movement. of the "portion 24 relatively of thzl djacentendsggf the said plates 16 all The device, as described is such that the license plate may be illuminated when the lamp 11 is lighted and the State license'4 number and ldata thereby rendered clearly visible. The' peculiar manner of combining the main compartment 15 with the described auxiliary branch compartment, furnishes a means whereby the license number and the signaling glass 13 will be illuminated through a common means as will 'be understood.

The flanges 4--4 are slit on longitudinal lines 4i* and transversely as at 4b and that portion of the metal between said slits is pressed inwardly against the facing strip and said portions thus serve as springs which freely operate to permit the glass to vibrate to a desirable extent Without breaking.

What is claimed as new is A device of the character described con1- prising a casing open at one side and provided with a compartment, the compart- -ment having spaced longitudinal channels, a vertical channel, cushioning means within said casing, a transparent plate movable in said channels, a plate of the" same size as that of the transparent plate and provided with a cut-out indicia, the said plates being extended beyond one end of the casing, and adjustableclamping means removably fitting on the casing and provided with rough surfaces adapted to embrace the adjacent surfaces of said. plates at a point Where they extend beyond the end of the casing, y

the said adjust-able means serving to operatively confine the edges of said plates in said casing, and spring portions struck up from the Walls of the longitudinal channels ulstantially as and for the purposes speci- In testimony whereofI aiixmy signature in presence'of two witnesses.

VICTOR A LTMAN. VWitnesses v S. F.DRnscHER, HAROLD J. SAMUnLs. 1 In testimony whereof I afix mysignature in presence of two witnesses.

MICHAEL ALTMAN. I'Viitnesses2 l I v -Louis HAnAWrrz, EGAR. 

